Child&#39;s combined carriage and sleigh.



3 W. MOORE. mum's comslmn cmnmez AND SLEIGH.

APPLICATIOH FILED MALE), 1911.

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' Elmuentoi Fort Edward, iu the county of Washington and State of Ben" York. have inrented cere licieney and utility of devices of this char- J WALTER M00313, ()1 FOR-T EDWABD, NEW YORK.

CHILDS COMBINED CARRIAGE AND SLEIGH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

Application filed March 9, 1911. Serial No. 613,456.

To on whom it may con-( 01%: Be it known that I, J \VALTEn Moon, :1 g citizen of the United States, residing at i tain new and useful improvements in Childrens tonibined (arriagos and ,jleighs, of which the following is a specification.

This intention relates to imprm'eneents in :1. combined ehilds carriage and sleigh, and has for one of its objects to simplify and i improve the construction and increase the t actor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this r-haraurter which may be readily and quickly transformed from sleigh to a carriage, or t'r n'ra earrings in a sleigh without detaolsing or removing any of the parts. and which may also be employed. as a brake to support the carriage from movement when required.

liitli these and oihczobjects in view the invention t-*nsists in certain nov'el features of construction he einatter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in i1 claim and in the drawings illustratire of the preferred embodiment of the inenti n, 1 is a lo elevation oi the improved device with the runner attachment in elevated or inoperative position; 1 ig. Qis a detached perspective view of one of the side bar members of the frame; Fig. 25 a side ele 'ation of the rear portion of the improved device with-the runner portion in lowered or qxeratire position; Fig. -.i is a soot-ion on a line 4-4: of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is'nn enlarged sectional deta l on the 5 line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is --;rspective i'iew of the to; ran-d supporting rod toget-tier with its bracket arm detached.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings o the 5:11 reference Cl1r:zct0ls.

The improved device may be applied without material structural changes to the framework of childrens carriages of various make but. for-the purpose of illustration is shown applied to the base framevmrk of i a childs oon't'entional carriage, the framework being represented conventionally at 10 and embraces spaced side members and tISIiS-JQISB end members, as shown, and with 3 an upwardly curved portion to which the 3 l andles are attached. as represented at 11. l

The improved device is designed more iarticularly for use upon the vlass of (-liilcls carriages called go-carts, and the framework 10-11 of this class of vehicles is represented. Y

The improved attachment (:ompri two main runners coupled for vrrtirul uum-ment to the framework 1'] and marrying the hearing wheels of the vehicle and the construo tion and manner of operating this portion of the device is the priuripnl feature of the present invention.

The side structures of the improved device are praeisely alike, exceptthat they are made lofts and rights, and the description of one will suilice foi both.

T he main portion of the attachment comprises a longitudinal supporting member}? tion 13 having bearing collars I5 at its ends while the portion 14 15 provided with similar bearing; collars 1G at its ends. The hearing h. are represented at i7 and are mourn: 7 upon stub axles 1S Wmuh are connected to the side members 12 adjacent to the v rtiml portions 13-14. Therunners of the improved devioe embrace horizontal oeutral portions 19 and upwardl y and inwardly curving end portions 20-21. Each of the runners including the curved. end portions is formed from a single piece and preferably with the central portion 19 semieiroular, while the ends FLO--21 are illillllill', the tubular portions merging into the central semicircular portion, as shown. At its upper end the curved portion '20 is enlarged into :1 head 22, while the tern'iinal of the. curved portion 21 terminates. in a similar head 2'3. The head 22 is formed with an aperture to receive a veriial rod 24, wh te the h ad 953 is apertured to receive a similar rod 25. At; its lower end the rod 24 is forked. as shot-m, at 26. :1 ml fitting within the furl-ted portion is a him-k Q'Iwrhi 'h is iving rertieal end po tions 13-l-r, the por-.

riveted or otherWiu secured respw'lirely to head and extended rearwardly in the form of a bracket 30, while the upper end of the rod 25 is likewise turned over and passed downwardly in the apertures in the head '23, as shown at 31. The side rails 10 of the vehicle frame extend beneath the turnedover portions of the vertical guide members 2-l--25 and are held thereby from upward movement, while the heads '22 23 hear heneath the frame rails and tnus' serve as clips to firmly couple the side rails, runners and guide members. Pivoted at 32 to the bracket 30 is an elbow lever 33, while a similar elbow lever 34 is pivoted at' 35 to the downwardly directed portion 31 of the rod 25. The lever 34 is provided with a rearwardly extending trcadle member 3o, as shown. One of the arms of each of the elbow levers 33-34 is coupled by a rod 3?, while the other arm of each elbow lever is coupled respectively by chains 3839 to the bearings 1516 of the members 13-44. Surrounding the rod 24 between the hearing 15 and the runner 10Q021 is a spring 40, while a similar spring 41 surrounds t e rod 25 between the lower bearing 16 and the runner. The springs are connected at their ends respectively to the runners and the bearings and thus exert their force to maintain the runners yieldably in their upward position.

Depending from the head 23 of the curved terminal 21 of the runner is a stop 42 with which the chain carrying arm of the elbow lever 3-1 engages when the rod 37 is pulled a little below the center, to limit the movcmcntof the lever and itsattachments and thus form. a locking device to maintainthe runners in their lowered position and the springs distended and the wheels out of contactwith the ground. Vhen the parts are in this position the improved device is in condition to be employed as a sleigh, and when it is desired to transform the sleigh into a carriage it is only necessary for the attendant to draw the trea'dle 36 rearwardly to break the lock of the rod 37, when the reaction of the springs 40t1 will immediately and automatically elevate the runners into the position shown in Fig. 1, with the wheels bearing upon the ground.

The improved device will also he found of great advantage for employment as a brake to hold the upper frame from movementwhcn desired. Thus if the attendant dcsircs to leave the carriage with its occupant for a time. she simply depresses the trcadle 'M until the chain bearing arm of the lever 31 engages the stop 42. when the carriage portion will be clcvatcdand the runners can.- ed to engage the ground, and thus act as an etl'ectual brake and prevent the movement of the carriage.

The improved device is simple in con struction, can be inexpensively manufactured and applied without'material structural changes to carriage frames of various forms by slight and immaterial changes in the ci'instruction ot' theportion 10 of the carriage.

Hav ng thus described the invention,- what is claimed as new is:-

I. In a combined childs carriage and sleigh, runners, each of said runners having vertical guide members near the. ends, side lime in slidable engagementwith said vcrmembers to said side rails, side bars in slidahle engagement with said vertical guide members, ground wheels carried by said side bars, springs operating to maintain said runners yieldingly in their elevated position relative to said side bars, a lever carried by each of said bracket arms and operating to elevate said side bars against the resistance of said spring. coupling means between said levers and said side bars, coupling means between said levers, and a locking device connected to one of said levers. I

3. Tu a combined childs carriage and sleigh, runners, each of said runners comprising a body portion and inwardly curving end portions, avertical guide member extending between each of the terminals of the runners and the body portion thereof and spaced apart, side bars having bearings at the ends for slidable engagement with the guide members. springs connectedto said runners and to said side bar bearings, an operating lever connected to each of said guide members. coupling means between said operating levers and said side bars, and a coupling device between said operating levers.

4. In a combined childs carriage and sleigh, runners having vertical guide members. side bars slidably. engaging the guide nicn'ihers. a bracket arm extending from each of said guide members, an elbow lever pivoted upon each of said brackets, couplingmcans between one arm of each of said clbmv' lcversand the side bars, a connecting rod between the other arms of the elbow levers, and a lever ann connected to one of said elbow levers.

In a' combined childs carriage and sleigh, runners having vertical guide memcurl: of said guide mcmbera an rlbow lover pivoted upon (flCll of said brackets cmr plmg IRQHILS between one rm of Mel: nl Scu l ell'amv lawn and 'Lbc bars, a connrciing f arm Hf each of said elbow levers and. be 2W1 lmtwrrn the Ollie! arms of the elbnw lrvrrs. a sing. in lxc pzllll of one of said elbmv levers and l-wntml beyond the wrllwl T .110 of the adjucmt g; (le member, whenby when the elbow levers are mm'wl into lune pusition one cf the pl'mls of (be com nrciing rnd will be (lispmml below the line of the elbow l'cvcr in which it i. utimllml from further (lUWH- the runners lovlcml *xzml mowmr-nt a ml fr'um return numvnmnt.

6. In 11' com & ijlzllzl i carriage anal sleigh runners :rlx comprising a (.mly purilnn and iuwar: curving 0nd purl-ions, a vertical guide mvmber uonnecied at lb; lawn! and to Ill-L body purti -x; near e b 011d 0f the.

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' whirl-c frame including side mils and bearing mounrlthe guide members and the lH'zIiliLl arms bclmv the, frame ruilF, side barsslid::l,1l engaging the guide mmnbrrs an elbow lewr pn'uiml upmr cash of 51ml sidebars. alul :1 cunnccting rml lilmwmn the other arms of the elbow levers. I

7. ln n cmublmwl ullilll" carrlngr and slfigh, 2mm earl: myrls V g a body purtlnn and ixm'amlly curving (a d pOI'liUHS, a vertical guide member rmmucfetl :1? its lawer LIHl 0 lbs body portion nexu- Piu'll rml 9f the same and curving lm-au'dly 21ml dawn:-

rurlll at tho upper curl, :1 which: frame: lnclu'zling side: milS iuul cxvmllug lwnun'b be curving turmixr and wlips cmmrried l0 ibrinwardly curslng ends of the runners and bearing arnuml film guide members and U10 CUX'YU: upprr terminals of the same, \'-.'m,-reb ilxu runners and frantic mils are runner-ml.

In tgardlmmly whereof 1 will my signahire in pr. we nf two w u- J VVAL'IEAZ. BIO'GiXJ V ii nbssrs:

GEORGE R. S'nsvtxs, 131mm R. MOORE.

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